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Illinois Could Add Latino Congressional District

Mary Mata December 30, 2010

Even though Illinois lost a congressional seat in the recent Census, the fact that the state’s growth was fueled by Latinos may mean the new congressional districts will have to […]

Wisconsin To Boast First Latina State Rep

Mary Mata December 29, 2010

2011 Will Bring Slew of State Immigration Bills

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Legal Wait for Entry to US is Decades Long

NewsTaco

Here’s a part of the immigration debate that gets little play in the general, national, debate: the infamous ‘line” that immigrants must stand in in order to enter the US […]

Obama Has Failed Latinos, Latin America

Mary Mata December 28, 2010

The Miami Herald’s Latin America correspondent Andres Oppenheimer wrote a scathing and analytical piece about President Barack Obama’s broken promises to Latinos and Latin America. A few of his points: […]

Rahm Emanuel’s Latino Strategy Better Shape Up To Win Chicago

Mary Mata

Rahm Emanuel has left the White House and begun to work his way towards the mayor’s office in Chicago. His website is making a very obviously play on his recent […]

Justice Sonia Sotomayor A Humanitarian, Liberal Voice On Court

Mary Mata

There’s a great, analytical piece looking at Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and the work she’s done on the court so far. The piece tries to tease out her opinions, […]